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Contorniate with bust of Nero
Roman
Imperial Period
Mid-4th–early 5th century A.D.
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 37 mm. Weight: 24.21 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1972.206
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Tokens and contorniates
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Nero to right.
NEROCLAV GVSTVS
Reverse: Roma standing to right, spear in right hand, shield in lowered left.
NEROCLAV GVSTVS
Reverse: Roma standing to right, spear in right hand, shield in lowered left.
ProvenanceBy 1971: with Münzen und Medalllen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland; purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen A.G., April 12, 1972